CEO Christos C. Cholevas, DDS, PhD

Brief Biographical Statement

Dr. Cholevaswas born in 1979 in Trikala, Thesally by parents Constanine and Helen. He studied at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki where he received his degree in Dentistry from the School of Dentistry (2008) and his doctorate in medicine from the School of Medicine (2013).

Dr. Cholevas was employed as a research associate in the office of the Director General for Research and Technology of the the Ministry of Development on matters related to the evaluation of research programmes in the fields of Medicine and Biomedicine (2008 – 2009). He was also employed as a research associate of Professor Athanasios E. Karathanasis in the School of Pastoral and Social Theology, sector of History - Doctrine - Inter-Orthodox and inter-Christian relations, on matters regarding the history and problems of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Patriarchate of Jerusalem (2009 - 2010) . Since the summer of 2013 he is a founding member and CEO of the nonprofit company Brain Gate (www.brain-gate.org).

Dr. Cholevas’s research regards the investigation of the effect of drugs sildenafil and bosentani on idiopathic pulmonary hypertension (IPAH) in the expression of metalloproteases and glycosaminoglycans, on primary cultures of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMC). Specifically, Dr. Cholevas and colleagues found that the molecules of the extracellular matrix such as glycosaminoglycans, particularly hyaluronic acid, proteoglycans, and the gelatinases, are involved in the pathophysiology of IPAH and could be potential pharmacological targets in the treatment of pulmonary hypertension. The effect of sildenafil and bosentani, administered in the treatment of IPAH, indicate probable beneficial effects due to the restoration of gene expression levels of proteoglycans to normal, but the statistical significance remains to be shown on a larger number of patients. Dr. Cholevas has received scholarships from the State Scholarship Foundation (Ι.Κ.Υ. Greece), the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the Ministry of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religious Affairs and the Ministry of Health and Social Solidarity (Κ.Ε.Σ.Υ.).

Dr. Cholevas has published numerous articles in scientific journals, science conference proceedings as well as newspapers. He is the author of a book entitled: "Greece after the Memorandum: The Path of business development through economic diplomacy" and a study entitled "Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. History and Service" both of which have been introduced in the library catalog of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Since 2010 he is member of the Dental Association of Trikala and is licensed to practice dentistry in the region of the prefecture of Trikala. He is a member of FPRI (Foreign Policy Research Institute), USA and a member of the “Ecumenical Hellenism Network” of the Center of Ecumenical Hellenism. Dr. Cholevas 2013 was included in the limited edition of the book: "21st Century - Personalities of Hellenism - Department of Thessaly"